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While standard Lidarr tracks your favorite artists and downloads their albums via Usenet or torrents, Lidarr-Extended automates the "last mile" of music curation. It bridges the gap between raw audio files and a rich, multi-media plex-ready music library. Core Enhancements Over Standard Lidarr
: Automatically find and download music videos for the artists in your library, typically sourcing from YouTube.
The most efficient way to deploy Lidarr-Extended is through Docker. This ensures all dependencies—like Python, FFmpeg, and yt-dlp—are pre-configured and will not conflict with your host operating system. Prerequisites A running Docker environment. Docker Compose installed.
Lidarr-Extended is typically distributed as a (or a Docker container wrapping this script). lidarr-extended
In the world of digital media management, the "*arr" suite of applications (Sonarr for TV, Radarr for Movies, Readarr for Books) has become the gold standard for automation. For music lovers, is the go-to tool. It monitors your favorite artists, upgrades audio quality, and grabs missing albums from Usenet and BitTorrent.
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Grabs extra artist photos, biographies, and high-quality album art. While standard Lidarr tracks your favorite artists and
Lidarr-Extended achieves its automation by linking Lidarr to several open-source utilities: 1. YT-DLP Integration
goes beyond just renaming files. It cleans and organizes tags, ensuring artists, albums, and tracks are properly recognized by media servers like Plex , Jellyfin , and Kodi .
Set autoArtistAdderMonitored="false" if you want to review the related artists before they start downloading. The most efficient way to deploy Lidarr-Extended is
Instead of just downloading an audio file, Lidarr-Extended fetches complementary media assets and optimizes your files. It bridges the gap between raw audio downloads and a premium, Plex- or Navidrome-ready music experience. Key Features of Lidarr-Extended
Are you looking to download or focusing on lyrics and metadata ?
: Lidarr finds a missing album and sends it to your download client (e.g., qBittorrent).
While standard Lidarr has webhooks, Lidarr-Extended adds granular triggers:
Toggle the "Show Advanced" switch at the top. This reveals the "Extended" options.